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    Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis; August 26, – April 26, ) was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns.

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  • Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis; August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns.

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  • In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, a role he continued until he was too ill from multiple myeloma to perform.

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      Jim Davis, American character actor who was best known for his portrayal of Jock Ewing, the gravel-voiced patriarch of the oil-rich Ewing family on the top-rated television show Dallas.
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  • Jim Davis was a prominent American actor and is best remembered for his ‘cowboy’ acts in several movies and also for his role in the TV series ‘Dallas’.
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    Jim Davis (actor)

    American actor (1909–1981)

    For other people named James Davis, see James Davis (disambiguation).

    Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis; August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, a role he continued until he was too ill from multiple myeloma to perform.

    Life and career

    Born in Edgerton in Platte County in northwestern Missouri, Davis attended high school in Dearborn, and the Baptist-affiliated William Jewell College in Liberty. At WJC, he played tight end on the football team and graduated with a degree in political science.[1] He served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II.[2]

    He was known as Jim Davis by the time of his first major screen role, which was opposite Bette Davis in the 1948 melodramaWinter Meeting.[3][self-published source?]

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  • Tall, rangy Jim Davis spent much of his early career in westerns mainly at Republic Pictures.

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      Jim Davis’ most well-known role was in the CBS TV series ‘Dallas’, which was also his last role.

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      Jim Davis, the gravely-voice character actor best known as the tough patriarch of the Ewing family in the television series ''Dallas'' died yesterday in his home in Northridge, Calif.